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we talked to military contractors, top officials at the pentagon. they see a long period of downward decline. that after the war in afghanistan, there's going to be a period of austerity. they're calling it -- they have a term around the pentagon, a very graphic self-amputation as they cut back over the years. and this was one of the reasons that president obama had, at the top of his short list, the former republican senator, still a republican, chuck hagel of nebraska. he's somebody who's talked about the pentagon as being bloated, had very specific ideas about how to cut it. but mike, sam, the table, we're hearing that that trial balloon has been popped. that senator hagel has a possibility for secretary of defense, has really lost a lot of altitude. and what they discovered was, there's not a natural constituency for him. republicans, as you guys know, have fought with him over the years. he was against the war in iraq. senator mccain especially has had it out for him. democrats don't like some of the anti-gay positions -- rhetoric he's used in
we talked to military contractors, top officials at the pentagon. they see a long period of downward decline. that after the war in afghanistan, there's going to be a period of austerity. they're calling it -- they have a term around the pentagon, a very graphic self-amputation as they cut back over the years. and this was one of the reasons that president obama had, at the top of his short list, the former republican senator, still a republican, chuck hagel of nebraska. he's somebody who's...
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look at what the pentagon said. what's the nation state that's backing them? oh, we think it's iraq. and so, it was a frame of mind that was not unreasonable for them to have because they hadn't been getting the intelligence until very recently about the evolution and change of al qaeda. and or of the nature of the threat. it's -- you can't understate what a huge transition -- >> all right. governor -- >> iic i think this is incredib unfortunate. because, first of all, having been there on september 11th and for weeks, months, thereafter, president bush provided inspired effective leadership. and september 11th, everything changed. and to look 11 years later and say, this was happening before september 11th in the summer, and to go through and selectively take out quotes and say you should have done that, you should have done that, i think is incredibly unfair and a disservice to history. and by the way, you know, if you look back, there are those who could've said president roosevelt was at fault for pearl harbor. look at -- >> there are people that do say th
look at what the pentagon said. what's the nation state that's backing them? oh, we think it's iraq. and so, it was a frame of mind that was not unreasonable for them to have because they hadn't been getting the intelligence until very recently about the evolution and change of al qaeda. and or of the nature of the threat. it's -- you can't understate what a huge transition -- >> all right. governor -- >> iic i think this is incredib unfortunate. because, first of all, having been...
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imagine if the pentagon can do that. >> the book is "freedom's forge." arthur herman, thank you very much, professor. >> thank you so much for coming. >> entirely my pleasure. >> we're very sorry about meacham. >> we apologize. >>> up next, a dramatic end in the champions league final. we'll relive the magic with roger bennett and lifelong chelsea fan martin bashir next on "morning joe." [ female announcer ] the next generation of investing technology is now within your grasp with the all-new e-trade 360 investing dashboard. e-trade 360 is the world's first investing homepage that shows you where all your investments are and what they're doing with free streaming quotes, news, analysis and even your trade ticket. everything exactly the way you want it, all on one page. transform your investing with the all-new e-trade 360 investing dashboard. i bathed it in miracles. director: [ well, if we don't find an audience, all we'll ever do is rehearse. maybe you should try every door direct mail. just select the zip codes where you want your message to be seen.
imagine if the pentagon can do that. >> the book is "freedom's forge." arthur herman, thank you very much, professor. >> thank you so much for coming. >> entirely my pleasure. >> we're very sorry about meacham. >> we apologize. >>> up next, a dramatic end in the champions league final. we'll relive the magic with roger bennett and lifelong chelsea fan martin bashir next on "morning joe." [ female announcer ] the next generation of...
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the pentagon plan was met with criticism from some members in congress, including senator john mccain who said the decision to end combat operations "sends exactly the wrong signal to our friends and enemies in this conflict. it continues the administration's misguided policy of publicly forecasting its plans to withdraw from afghanistan. this reflects domestic politics in the united states, not conditions on the ground in afghanistan." of the 90,000 troops currently in afghanistan, 22,000 of them are due home this fall. all u.s. combat troops are expected to be out of afghanistan by the end of 2014. and willie, the one thing i'll say in response to senator john mccain, you could say that forever, could you not? >> let's be clear about what leon panetta said yesterday. the news in here, it's been moved up a year, we won't be in combat operations, but we will still be in afghanistan at least through the end of 2014. >> we'll still be there, 2014, and probably if we can arrange it with the afghan government, we might be there longer in an advising and training role. indeed i would argue
the pentagon plan was met with criticism from some members in congress, including senator john mccain who said the decision to end combat operations "sends exactly the wrong signal to our friends and enemies in this conflict. it continues the administration's misguided policy of publicly forecasting its plans to withdraw from afghanistan. this reflects domestic politics in the united states, not conditions on the ground in afghanistan." of the 90,000 troops currently in afghanistan,...
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the pentagon, in the first meetings on the subject with obama, gave him two options. do nothing or do what the french and british want to do and create a no-fly zone. he says, well, would that actually solve the problem? they said, well, actually, no, because he's not flying. he will still get there. may take a little longer kind of thing. and so what was interesting was how he responded to that, few things. one, he went outside the box. he said he didn't just pick one. he said that i'll come back in a couple hours with an actual option that solves the problem. he didn't tip his hand in the room to what he's going to do or what he thought he wanted to do. he made other people kind of make his case for him. going so far as to kind of put junior people along the wall to talk to cabinet secretaries about what they thought america should do. so he didn't have to say it himself. when he finally decides that the thing to do is a third option, the pentagon comes back with, which is to come in and use american air power to destroy gadhafi on the ground, he makes the decision
the pentagon, in the first meetings on the subject with obama, gave him two options. do nothing or do what the french and british want to do and create a no-fly zone. he says, well, would that actually solve the problem? they said, well, actually, no, because he's not flying. he will still get there. may take a little longer kind of thing. and so what was interesting was how he responded to that, few things. one, he went outside the box. he said he didn't just pick one. he said that i'll come...
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the automatic reductions do go into effect next january, the pentagon is going to have to cut spending by $500 billion over the next ten years. what would that mean for our soldiers both here and abroad? with us now the u.s. army chief of staff, general ray odierno. he's here to honor the 237th birthday of the u.s. army and, of course, general, we always celebrate the birthdays of our men and women in uniform. i want to show -- i want to show this. ad in the "usa today." these are tough times to be a man or a woman in the army. it's a tough time to be a family member of a man or woman in the army. the united states army over the past ten years, has been asked to do more with less than ever before. how much of a readiness problem is that for us? >> frankly, i will tell you, that for the last ten years, one of the reasons we said thank you for the american people, is that we have been given the resources for us to execute the two wars we were asked to execute. and the american public has given us quite a bit and believed in us, so it's important for us to thank them for doing that. as yo
the automatic reductions do go into effect next january, the pentagon is going to have to cut spending by $500 billion over the next ten years. what would that mean for our soldiers both here and abroad? with us now the u.s. army chief of staff, general ray odierno. he's here to honor the 237th birthday of the u.s. army and, of course, general, we always celebrate the birthdays of our men and women in uniform. i want to show -- i want to show this. ad in the "usa today." these are...
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and the pentagon's worried about the aftermath and what would happen. so unpredictable if there were a strike. >> an interesting piece this morning in gail's newspaper about how difficult this operation would be for israel. it's not a quick strike, get in, get out. >>> coming up next, congressional republicans say the senate democrats have not passed a budget in more than 1,000 days. we'll bring in the chairman of the senate budget committee kent conrad to answer that claim and do it in a lovely zip-up sweater. scarborough homage. >> he's a baseball hero too. ♪ [ kareem ] i was fascinated by balsa wood airplanes since i was a kid. [ mike ] i always wondered how did an airplane get in the air. at ge aviation, we build jet engines. we lift people up off the ground to 35 thousand feet. these engines are built by hand with very precise assembly techniques. [ mike ] it's gonna fly people around the world. safely and better than it's ever done before. it would be a real treat to hear this monster fire up. [ jaronda ] i think a lot of people, when they look
and the pentagon's worried about the aftermath and what would happen. so unpredictable if there were a strike. >> an interesting piece this morning in gail's newspaper about how difficult this operation would be for israel. it's not a quick strike, get in, get out. >>> coming up next, congressional republicans say the senate democrats have not passed a budget in more than 1,000 days. we'll bring in the chairman of the senate budget committee kent conrad to answer that claim and...
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he could never possibly be for the pentagon cuts and a combination of simultaneous huge tax increases and spending cuts when every reasonable economist says it will put the country in recession. you can make threats but this one would be totally empty. >> well, i'm not sure about that. the second point is, i think bill keller's suggestion this be done in the lame-duck session is completely impractical. there's no possibility this is going to happen in the lame-duck session. what most people think is going to happen there will be some kind of continuing resolution, carry all the stuff over into the first half of next year, new congress, new president or re-elected president and then you get down to serious business. i think there has to be as part of that the president has to be willing to issue some credible threats whether what keller wants or some other version. if he doesn't we're back where we started from. >> all right. i want to get to frank's piece in "the new york times." women's time to shine. four decades after the passage of title 9 and a stated national determination to cr
he could never possibly be for the pentagon cuts and a combination of simultaneous huge tax increases and spending cuts when every reasonable economist says it will put the country in recession. you can make threats but this one would be totally empty. >> well, i'm not sure about that. the second point is, i think bill keller's suggestion this be done in the lame-duck session is completely impractical. there's no possibility this is going to happen in the lame-duck session. what most...
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guy at the control panel there and just wondering, for such a secret, secret program, why does the pentagon seem so eager to have this story told? >> well, they're actually not as much as you would think. it took me about a year to -- even to do this. i did not go to the main base, outside las vegas. that's sort of the central huge base where this is done. i went up to -- after badgering them for a year, i went up to syracuse because it's a smaller operation, air national guard base. and they were willing to let me talk to one guy on the record. the others, as you noticed, only used their first names. and in this case, the photograph is of -- it's not of an actual mission occurring in real time. all that is classified. you can't get into those rooms. i think they decided after a year, they've shut -- it's been very -- no one else has gotten in, as far as i can tell recently to it, to an actual drone operation center in the press. i told them, look, i want to write about the pilots' lives. they were receptive to that. so, that's how it happened. i mean, on one hand i can say they want to get
guy at the control panel there and just wondering, for such a secret, secret program, why does the pentagon seem so eager to have this story told? >> well, they're actually not as much as you would think. it took me about a year to -- even to do this. i did not go to the main base, outside las vegas. that's sort of the central huge base where this is done. i went up to -- after badgering them for a year, i went up to syracuse because it's a smaller operation, air national guard base. and...
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>> let's talk about how the ceos are selected in the pentagon. obviously eisenhower was coming of age in the military. you rose through the ranks differently for different reasons than you do now. rewards and punishments then versus now are radically different. aren't they? >> they are. marshall invents the modern super power military. when he takes over as army chief of staff september 1, 1939, the army has about 180,000 people, including the air force. which is part of the army then. he takes it up to 9.5 million over five years. so it is a huge expansion. he makes it look easy almost. but back then, there was a very clear system of incentivizing success. there was accountability. these days there is not accountability for generals. the raw material is not bad for generals. there are a lot of smart, ambitious, hard working guys. the problem is, there's no incentive to take risk. there's no incentive to succeed. everybody veers towards mediocrity because that's the way to get through. >> wow. tom ricks, thank you very much. the book is "the gene
>> let's talk about how the ceos are selected in the pentagon. obviously eisenhower was coming of age in the military. you rose through the ranks differently for different reasons than you do now. rewards and punishments then versus now are radically different. aren't they? >> they are. marshall invents the modern super power military. when he takes over as army chief of staff september 1, 1939, the army has about 180,000 people, including the air force. which is part of the army...